Author : Pavel Heczko
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838361420
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (614 download)
Book Synopsis Use of Political Marketing in Reinventing the Conservatives by : Pavel Heczko
Download or read book Use of Political Marketing in Reinventing the Conservatives written by Pavel Heczko and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The society has changed. Party identification and membership have declined dramatically. Instead, new political movements have emerged and electoral volatility has increased. Voters are acting as customers and politics is often seen as a product, which is evaluated on its merits. As a result, political parties have changed as well. They are embracing sophisticated marketing methods and techniques in order to achieve their goals: design the product, gain support, win election and ultimately stay in power. This book describes the rise of marketing in British politics at the beginning of the 90s and analyzes the use of political marketing by the Conservative Party. It follows the election defeat 1997 and the subsequent attempts to modernize the party as well as David Cameron s rebranding efforts up until September 2008. The book combines traditional marketing management science with the three level conceptual model by Lees- Marshment. The text should help shed some light on this new exciting phenomenon in both marketing and politics and should be useful for students and professionals hoping to gain a better understanding of political marketing.